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The Law of Medicare and Medicaid at 50, Nov. 6-7

A gathering of the nation's health policy leaders at Yale Law School.

An Academy co-sponsored event that reflects, from a legal perspective, on what Medicare and Medicaid tell us about law, politics, and the legal and structural challenges both in the past and before us. View a recording of the livestream.

Reflections on Implementing Medicare

Reflections on Implementing Medicare is a historical reflection on the early days of the program including a dialogue among Bob Ball, Art Hess, and a NASI Study Panel on Implmenting Health Care Reform. This 2nd edition was released as part of the Academy's Restructuring Medicare for the Long Term Project. The report provides useful insights into the intentions of Medicare's founders and an historical benchmark against which to gauge the program's evolution.

COVERED: a week-by-week look at the political and legislative developments that led to the creation of Medicare and Medicaid 50 years ago. Bob Rosenblatt, Academy senior fellow and former Los Angeles Times Washington correspondent will report on the people and the maneuvers that led to this major expansion of social insurance.

Medicare and Medicaid at 50

In 1965, the United States took a huge leap forward by providing hundreds of millions of Americans with health security through Medicare & Medicaid. Join the National Academy of Social Insurance as we commemorate what has been accomplished over the past 50 years, take stock of the challenges and opportunities ahead, and use this anniversary to strengthen the programs.

Working Together: An Initiative to Improve Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities

Professionals with expertise in Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security and other programs at the state, federal or local level that facilitate access to services and supports; an understanding of the needs of individuals with disabilities; experience providing services and supports for individuals with disabilities; experience advocating for the needs of individuals with disabilities; and/or an interest in studying and improving services and supports for persons with disabilities.

Honoring Karen Davis, Director of the Roger C. Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University and former President of the Commonwealth Fund

Event Committee Co-Chairs:

David Blumenthal, President, Commonwealth Fund

Karen Ignagni, President America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)

Guests will include 300-400 top public policy, civil society, and business leaders

Bob Rosenblatt, a Senior Fellow at the National Academy of Social Insurance and former Los Angeles Times Washington correspondent, blogs on the maneuvers that led to the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid on July 30th, 1965, the first major expansion of U.S. social insurance to health care.

This project, carried out in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is led by Professor Edward Berkowitz of The George Washington University, who developed the previous oral histories compiled for CMS at the 30th anniversary of the two programs.

Interviews were conducted with two dozen CMS leaders, including former Administrators, as well as Acting and Deputy Administrators.

Expected release: Late Summer, 2015

Washington, DC

Check back regularly for updates!

The Academy is committed to providing the public and members of the policy community with a platform for productive dialogue around the history and future of these two vital programs. The year-long Medicare and Medicaid at 50and Beyond celebration program builds on the Academy’s strengths across various areas of social insurance – gathering the best research and innovative thinking on how these vital programs will serve the changing needs of Americans over the next 50 years; reaching policy and industry leaders with broadly-supported, expert-based recommendations; and engaging and educating current and future beneficiaries.

Questions or suggestions for the Celebration Program? Please contact Lee Goldberg, Vice President for Health Policy, at lgoldberg[at]nasi.org. To learn about partnership opportunities, please contact Kristine Quinio at kquinio[at]nasi.org.

The Academy’s Medicare and Medicaid at 50 and Beyond Celebration Program is made possible thanks to support from

and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation President’s Grant Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation.